The Aug. 10 Crown land sale for petroleum mineral rights had a surprise: over half the money spent was on oil shale leases in the Arborfield area, in east-central Saskatchewan (or northeast Saskatchewan, depending on what you consider east-central). Unlike other...
MOOSE JAW – The City of Moose Jaw will apply for grant funding to drill a geothermal test well. At the Oct. 12 regular meeting of Moose Jaw city council, council approved a recommendation that the city’s administration apply to the Smart Renewables and Electrification...
CALGARY – Whitecap Resources Inc. isn’t waiting until January to get moving on its capital program. In announcing its 2022 budget on Oct. 14, the company said it was accelerating part of its capital program to the fourth quarter of 2021. It’s also bumping up its...
EMERALD PARK, Saskatchewan – Prairie Lithium Corporation announced the completion of a $7.5 million private placement (of common shares and convertible debentures) led by PFM Capital Inc. That’s nearly double what was originally sought. The offering was upsized...
SASKATOON, PRINCE ALBERT – In early September, the provincial government made a string of announcements regarding forestry resource allocations and, most significantly, the restart of the Prince Albert pulp mill. The company behind that last announcement is Paper...
